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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fourteen through Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the categories of drugs is aimed at the __________ of the migraine, according to Sacks.
(a) Definition.
(b) Movement.
(c) Outcome.
(d) Mechanism.

2. Sacks believes that a single _________ or series of them might actually drive the entire migraine episode.
(a) Symptom.
(b) Food.
(c) Medication.
(d) Episode.

3. The combination of _________ in the case of the woman with the impotent husband and the delinquent child might cause her headaches.
(a) Stresses.
(b) Sharing living space.
(c) Foods.
(d) Genetics.

4. There are other hallucinations in which _________ may appear to be bigger or smaller than they actually are.
(a) Movements.
(b) Thoughts.
(c) Colors.
(d) Objects.

5. Sacks also suggests that __________ not be overlooked as a possible treatment for the pain of migraines.
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Food.
(c) Caffeine.
(d) Milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many areas of aural symptoms does Sacks point out to be the case for most patients?

2. Sacks points out that some migraines tend to present themselves as a ________, from the earliest signs to the aftereffects.

3. Sacks points out there are many ___________ toward many diseases and migraines are no exception to this finding.

4. The advice that Sacks gives patients, as referenced in #125, has been around since the time of __________, according to the author.

5. Sacks does think there may be a link between having ________ and cyclical vomiting as a child and migraines.

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